Politics after disqualification:
by N. Ram
Questions of legality:
by Era Sezhiyan
The disqualification debate
by T.S. Subramanian
The law and the Order
by V. Venkatesan
Interview: Cho S. Ramaswamy
A fierce fight in Tamil Nadu
The scene in Pondicherry
Evenly poised in Kerala
by R. Krishnakumar
Left Front set to take West Bengal
by Kalyan Chaudhuri
Alliance trouble in Assam

Politics
Congress(I)'s strategy
An unscheduled lunch

CBI
A vacancy at the top

Neighbours
India-Bangladesh dividing line
A brush on the border
Political deadlock in Nepal
Skulduggery and collusion
by Rita Manchanda

Misery in Maharashtra

Analysis
Lyndon Johnson and India
by A.G. Noorani

World Affairs
Sri Lanka: A fresh offensive
Summit of the Americas:
by Vijay Prashad
Japan's new Prime Minister
Montenegro's dilemma
Vietnam: Progress and problems
The Philippines: Plunder and power
Bush bombshell
India's surrender:
by Praful Bidwai

Telecom Policy
Mobility and the masses

Biodiversity
For sustainable farming:
by Sujatha Padmanabhan and
Ashish Kothari
The real Green Revolution

Movements
KPAC: For people's art

Interview
On the treasure of Ziegenbalg

Science
A harbinger of new physics

Medicine
Interview: Rolf Zinkernagel

Excellence
J.D. Bernal's commitment

Water Policy
For equitable sharing of water
by M. Veerappa Moily

Health Issues
The AIDS divide

The Armed Forces
The Purohit case

The Judiciary
Contempt in question
On 'scandalising the court'

Disinvestment
The Balco struggle

Essay
Resources of hope:
by Aijaz Ahmad

Spotlight
Vedic astrology and all that
by T. Jayaraman

Campaigns
The Tehri turnaround

Space
GSLV: A setback and some lessons

Column
Praful Bidwai: Of sleazy, criminalised capitalism
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Remedies and rates

Books
A balancing act?
review by C.T. Kurien
Conservation conflicts
review by Amita Baviskar
For a federal polity
review by S.P. Udayakumar
Of arms and wars
review by A.G. Noorani